Ilford, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Ilford was in 2013 when 25.1% of all directors were female.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 975 companies were registered in Ilford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)IlfordUK
    2013975134,802
    2012866131,491
    % change12.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (975) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous February.

    February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Ilford when compared to any month in history.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ilford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013335338302
    New companies in 2012251304311
    % change33.5%11.2%-2.9%
    Record Year2013 (335)2013 (338)2012 (311)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 525 companies were dissolved in Ilford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)IlfordUK
    201352577,914
    201239967,576
    % change31.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (555) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ilford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013203161161
    Closed companies in 2012125142132
    % change62.4%13.4%22%
    Record Year2013 (203)2013 (161)2009 (397)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Ilford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 450 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)IlfordUK
    201345056,888
    201246763,915
    Record Year 2012 (467) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013132177141
    Net growth in 2012126162179
    Record Year2009 (141)2007 (186)2012 (179)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Ilford formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Ilford
    20130.7%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.7%0.6%
    % change19.7%10.4%0.4%
    Record Year2013 (0.8%)2013 (0.8%)1997 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ilford was in 2013 when 25.1% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Ilford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.76%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.68%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.40%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS1.21%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING1.14%DESIGN1.79%
    BUSINESS1.00%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.95%BUSINESS1.77%
    IT0.95%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%LONDON1.72%
    CARE0.90%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GLOBAL0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SECURITY0.88%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADERS0.74%J1.56%
    CO0.69%CARE1.46%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.57%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUILDING0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BEAUTY0.57%M1.25%
    TECH0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    S0.55%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%TRAINING1.17%
    HOUSE0.50%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,016249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30424,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24654,531
    99999 - Dormant Company20543,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16523,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12932,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities12212,664
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes863,220
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands795,629
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing615,145
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities566,591
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings565,372
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5516,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development548,099
    41100 - Development of building projects538,637
    86900 - Other human health activities508,465
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet477,199
    7487 - Other business activities477,556
    74990 - Non-trading company4514,129
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate455,059

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344267 SL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD. 02 Jan 2013
    08345042 WHITEGLOVE CLEANING SERVICES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08345225 PAK ENTERPRISE UK LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345677 PJ & CO ACCOUNTING & TAX CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08346142 ST JOSEPHS DAY CARE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08348539 APEX BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    OC381405 NMD PARTNERS LLP 08 Jan 2013
    08350542 BIG PORTION LONDON LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08351589 TRIVEDI3 LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351954 SIDDH CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352226 IMPERIAL WEDDING ORGANISERS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352735 CLINICAL INFORMATION NETWORK EUROPE LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354537 BUILDERS BY DESIGN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08354808 EDGEWORTH WARREN & SONS LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08356392 EURO BITE LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08357987 RED ECLIPSE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08358564 LOVESSTYLE LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08359131 GLOBAL CLERKING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08362389 KHATROTH ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08362452 CEV&D LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08363758 AP JACKS LTD. 17 Jan 2013
    OC381732 MONKS FARM STUD LLP 18 Jan 2013
    08367060 SGKK SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369226 ESSEX TYRE RECYCLING LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08369371 BLUEINK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013